CMS Addresses Survey Question on Refrigeration Temperature

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The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has provided clarifying guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on food safety requirements regarding refrigeration temperatures. When checking refrigeration temperatures, CMS said that the actual temperature of the food should be checked and that surveyors should not cite based just on the refrigerator thermometer readings.

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CMS Addresses Survey Question on Refrigeration Temperature

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